STAFF REPORT
CASE NUMBER: PZ 25-007
PETITION: Rezoning. For a 6.26-acre tract, to rezone from CRC to PUD-R. The property is located at 3200 Powder Springs Road, within land lots 866 and 867, 2nd section, Cobb County Georgia. PIN: 19086700050. Applicant: Kenneth Ellsworth
LOCATION: 3200 Powder Springs Road within land lot 867 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends denial of the rezoning request. The CRC zoning should be maintained, consistent with the Commercial Corridor designation.
Should the PUD-R zoning be approved, staff recommend conditions which include a revised site plan and a different housing product.
BACKGROUND:
The applicant is requesting to rezone the subject property from Community Retail Commercial (CRC) to Planned Unit Development - Residential (PUD-R) for a residential development consisting of 49 townhouse units at 3200 Powder Springs Road. The subject site is 6.26 acres, with a proposed density of 7.8 units per acre.
The subject site was approved by the Mayor Council for annexation into the city limits on June 15, 1998. (ORD 98-11). The subject property was further rezoned from Single-Family Residential District (R20) to Community Retail Commercial (CRC) to facilitate a retail development. This rezoning was approved with conditions on May 3, 1999 by the Mayor and Council. Appendix 1 and 2 show the stipulations of the approvals and the proposed site plan that accompanied the rezoning request.
In 2021, the Mayor and Council considered a special use application to allow a convenience store with gas pumps, a retail strip, quick service restaurants, and a medical urgent care facility within the CRC district. This application was denied by the Mayor and Council following the public hearing, where residents expressed concerns regarding the proposed gas station.
During that same year, the city of Powder Springs rezoned the adjacent parcel from NRC to CRC. The road realignment projec...
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